CN102387533A - Method of handling logged MDT reporting in a wireless communication system and related communication device - Google Patents
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Abstract
A method of handling minimization of drive tests (MDT) reporting of a mobile device in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method comprises not transmitting a request message to a network of the wireless communication system, when the mobile device is performing the MDT reporting to the network, wherein the request message is used for releasing a connection between the mobile device and the network.
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The present invention relates to a kind of method and communicator thereof that is used for a wireless communication system, relate in particular to a kind of method and communicator thereof that is used for handling recording minimum road test passback in the wireless communication system.
Background technology
Third generation partner program (the 3rd Generation Partnership Project; The Universal Mobile Telecommunications System that 3GPP) is developed (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System; UMTS); (its characteristic is to provide the multi-medium data transmission of height spectrum utilization efficiency, high coverage rate, high-quality and two-forty for Wideband Code Division Multiple Access, wireless access way WCDMA) to adopt WCDMA.(the Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network of general land global radio access network in the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System; UTRAN); Can be considered a Radio Access Network, its include a plurality of base stations (Node-Bs, NBs); Be used for that (user equipments UEs) communicates with a plurality of user sides.In addition, third generation partner program is in order to improve Universal Mobile Telecommunications System, and (Long Term Evolution, LTE) system is to satisfy the demand that the user increases day by day to formulate Long Term Evolution further.Long evolving system is regarded as to be provided high data transmission rate, low latent time, grouping optimization and improves power system capacity and a kind of new wave point and the wireless network architecture of coverage; Include by a plurality of evolved base station (evolved Node-Bs; ENBs) the evolved general land global radio access network of being formed (Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network; E-UTRAN); It is on the one hand in order to communicate with user side, on the other hand in order to handle Non-Access Stratum (Non Access Stratum, NAS) core network of control communicates; And core network comprises gateway (serving gateway) and mobile management unit (Mobility Management Entity, MME) device such as grade.
For where no matter user side be in; All can under the influence that does not receive disconnected words or signal fading badly, receive service; Wireless communication system (like Universal Mobile Telecommunications System or long evolving system) suitably cloth is built the base station, to provide user side seamless and the second best in quality covering scope.Therefore, the operator of wireless communication system must spend suitable manpower and material resources in carrying out the signal of base station mass measurement, makes the operator before cloth built the base station, carry out optimization and planning based on measurement result earlier.Carrying out measuring mode has many kinds, for instance, and can be through reaching in the intensity and/or the quality of different time and geographical position measuring-signal.Therefore, the practice of less expensive is to utilize in the wireless communication system user to bring in to carry out to measure, and the passback measurement result is to the base station, so that the operator to be provided required measurement result.That is to say that when a large amount of user sides can be carried out measurement and passback measurement result to base station, the operator can use these measurement results to carry out optimization and planning that base station cloth is built, and then reduces and measure required manpower and material resources.
Therefore, (minimization of drive tests, MDT) passback with under reducing the influence that user side is operated and power consumption was caused, are carried out measurement and passback measurement result to third generation partner program proposition recording minimum road test.According to the recording minimum road test; User side can be stored in gained measurement result in the idle mode (idle mode) (being the minimum road test record); When user side was converted to binding pattern (connected mode) because of general incident (like voice/data call), the measurement result that passback is stored was to the base station.In other words, user side can not be recorded to the base station and be converted to the binding pattern in order to return minimum road test, only can when being converted to the binding pattern by general Event triggered, return the minimum road test record in passing.Therefore, not only the operator can obtain the minimum road test record that user side returns through the base station, also reduces the influence to user side is operated and power consumption caused simultaneously.
Yet the length of minimum road test record is bigger usually, and user side need spend a period of time and just can accomplish passback minimum road test record.Therefore, user side might be interrupted when passback minimum road test record.For instance, user side can be after accomplish receiving a service, discharge and network terminal between link, being converted to idle mode, and then reduce power consumption.In order to discharge binding, user side can transmit signal binding release indication, and (Signalling Connection Release Indication, SCRI) message is to the base station, to start a release procedure.Under this situation, release procedure can interrupt the passback of minimum road test record, makes the base station lose the minimum road test record that does not receive as yet.Therefore, when user side was converted to the binding pattern once again, whether the base station can continue to receive the minimum road test record that does not receive as yet, and when user side was prepared to link between release and network terminal, how handling the passback of minimum road test record was subject under discussion to be discussed.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, main purpose of the present invention promptly is a kind of method and communicator thereof are provided, and is used for handling wireless communication system recording minimum road test passback, to address the above problem.
The present invention discloses a kind of processing minimum road test (minimization of drive tests; MDT) method of passback; Be used for a wireless communication system one mobile device; This method includes when this mobile device is carried out this minimum road test and returned the network terminal to this wireless communication system, does not transmit a request message to this network terminal, and wherein this request message is used for discharging one binding between this mobile device and this network terminal.
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Fig. 1 is the sketch map of the embodiment of the invention one wireless communication system.
Fig. 2 is the sketch map of the embodiment of the invention one communicator.
Fig. 3 is used for the sketch map of the communications protocol layers of a wireless communication system for the embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 4 is the sketch map of the embodiment of the invention one flow process.
Fig. 5 is the sketch map of the embodiment of the invention one flow process.
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Please refer to Fig. 1, Fig. 1 is the sketch map of the embodiment of the invention one wireless communication system 10.Wireless communication system 10 preferably can be a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System; UMTS) or long evolving system (long term evolution; LTE); (user equipments UEs) forms by a network terminal and a plurality of user side briefly for it.In Fig. 1, network terminal and user side are used for explaining the framework of wireless communication system 10.In Universal Mobile Telecommunications System, network terminal can be a general land global radio access network (Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network, UTRAN), its can include a plurality of base stations (Node-Bs, NBs).On the other hand, in long evolving system, network terminal can be an evolved general land global radio access network (E-UTRAN), its can include a plurality of evolved base station (evolved NBs, eNBs).User side can be devices such as mobile phone, mobile computer, flat computer, e-book and portable computer system.In addition, according to transmission direction, can network terminal and user side be regarded as transmission end or receiving terminal respectively.For instance, for a up link (uplink, UL), user side is transmission end and network terminal is a receiving terminal; (downlink, DL), network terminal is transmission end and user side is a receiving terminal for a down link.
In addition, and user side and network terminal record support formula minimum road test (minimization of drive tests, MDT).In other words; Network terminal can be set user side and be stored in gained measurement result in the idle mode (idle mode) (being the minimum road test record); And when user side was converted to binding pattern (connected mode) because of general incident, the measurement result that passback is stored was to network terminal.General incident can be triggered by the voice/data call that is produced by user side or transmitted by network terminal, and is not limited thereto.
Please refer to Fig. 2, Fig. 2 is the sketch map of the embodiment of the invention one communicator 20.Communicator 20 can be user side or the network terminal among Fig. 1, comprises a processing unit 200, a memory cell 210 and a communications interface unit 220.Processing unit 200 can be a microprocessor or an ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit, ASIC).Memory cell 210 can be arbitrary data storage device, is used for storing a program code 214, and reads and executive program code 214 through processing unit 200.For instance; Memory cell 210 can be subscriber identification module (subscriber identity module; SIM), read-only memory (read-only memory; ROM), at random incoming memory (random-access memory RAM), compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM/DVD-ROM), tape (magnetic tape), hard disk (hard disk) and optical data storage device (optical data storage device) etc., and is not limited thereto.Control communications interface unit 220 can be a wireless transceiver, and it is used for transmitting and the reception wireless signal according to the result of processing unit 200.
Please refer to Fig. 3, Fig. 3 is used for the sketch map of the communications protocol layers of advanced long evolving system for the embodiment of the invention.The behavior definable of part protocol layer reaches and carries out through processing unit 200 in program code 214.Protocol layer is respectively Radio Resource control (radio resource control from top to bottom; RRC) layer 300, PDCP (packet data convergence protocol; PDCP) layer 302, Radio Link control (radio link control; RLC) layer 304, medium access control (medium access control, MAC) layer 306 and physics (physical, PHY) layer 308.The radio bearer control that radio resource control layer 300 is used to carry out broadcasting, calling, Radio Resource control binding management, measurement passback and control and is used for generation and releasing wireless loading (radio bearer).Packet data convergence protocol 302 is used for handling the encryption and the integrity protection (integrity protection) of transmission, and passs the pass order of keeping grouping when (handover) takes place in friendship.Wireless chain control layer 304 is used to cut apart (segmentation)/serial connection (concatenation) and divides into groups, and when packet drop, keeps the pass order of grouping.Media access control layer 306 is used to mix automatic repeat requests (hybrid automatic repeat request; HARQ) program, compound logic passage, insert passage (random access channel, RACH) program and keep the up link timing alignment at random.In mixing automatic repeat requests program, when user side successfully receives and data/control of the media access control layer of decoding when dividing into groups, (acknowledgement is ACK) to network terminal then to return payment received affirmation; If not, then do not return one not the payment received mistake (negative acknowledgement is NACK) to network terminal.Physical layer 308 is used to provide physical channel.Be noted that Fig. 3 is used for the behavior of description protocol layer briefly, in fact, is used in Universal Mobile Telecommunications System or long evolving system according to protocol layer, its behavior is different.For instance, in Universal Mobile Telecommunications System, packet data convergence protocol 302 is not used in transmission Radio Resource control message.On the other hand, with physical layer 308, Universal Mobile Telecommunications System adopts code division multiple access (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access, WCDMA) technology; The multiple access of long evolving system employing orthogonal frequency (orthogonal frequency-division multiple access, OFDMA)/OFDM (orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing, OFDM) technology.
Please refer to Fig. 4, Fig. 4 is the flow chart of the embodiment of the invention one flow process 40.Flow process 40 is used in the network terminal of Fig. 1 wireless communication system 10, is used for handling the minimum road test passback.Flow process 40 can be compiled into program code 214, and it comprises following steps:
Step 400: beginning.
Step 402: when this user side is carried out this minimum road test and returned this network terminal to this wireless communication system 10, do not transmit a request message to this network terminal, wherein this request message is used for discharging one binding between this user side and this network terminal.
Step 404: finish.
When user side prepare to transmit the request message to network terminal, with discharge and network terminal between when linking, if user side is being carried out the minimum road test passback, according to flow process 40, user side can be judged and not transmit the request message.In other words, user side can stop to transmit the request message, makes to link to keep connection state, carries out the minimum road test passback to accomplish.After the minimum road test passback was accomplished, user side transmitted request message to network terminal and links to discharge.Preferably; This request message is that a signal links release indication (Signalling Connection Release Indication; SCRI) message; It is defined in this third generation partner program technical specification 25.311 (TS 25.331), and user side is carried out the minimum road test passback according to being defined in a recording minimum road test program in this third generation partner program technical specification 37.320 (TS 37.320).
Therefore, according to above-mentioned explanation and flow process 40, not only the minimum road test passback can carried out and accomplish to user side under not interrupted situation, also can after accomplishing the minimum road test passback, link between release and network terminal, to reduce power consumption.
Please refer to Fig. 5, Fig. 5 is the flow chart of the embodiment of the invention one flow process 50.Flow process 50 is used in the user side of Fig. 1 wireless communication system 10, is used for handling the minimum road test passback.Flow process 50 can be compiled into program code 214, and it comprises following steps:
Step 500: beginning.
Step 502: when this network terminal user side from this wireless communication system 10 receives should be a plurality of during minimum road tests record, do not respond and transmit one by this user side and ask message, wherein this request message is used for discharging one binding between this user side and this network terminal.
Step 504: finish.
When network terminal receives when being used for discharging the request message of binding, if network terminal is receiving a plurality of minimum road test records, according to flow process 50, network terminal can be judged and not respond the request message, to keep connection state.In other words, network terminal can stop to respond the request message, makes to link to keep connection state, receives a plurality of minimum road test records to accomplish.After accomplish receiving a plurality of minimum road tests records, network terminal is responded the request message to user side, with discharge and user side between link, and then reduce the power consumption of user side.Preferably; This request message is that a signal links release indication message; It is defined in this third generation partner program technical specification 25.311; And network terminal receives a plurality of minimum road test records according to being defined in a recording minimum road test program in this third generation partner program technical specification 37.320.
Therefore, according to above-mentioned explanation and flow process 50, network terminal can receive a plurality of minimum road test records under not interrupted situation.In addition, after network terminal accomplish to receive a plurality of minimum road tests records and responds the request message, user side can discharge and network terminal between link, to reduce power consumption.
The step of aforesaid all flow processs (comprising proposed steps) can realize through device, and device can be hardware, firmware (be hardware unit and the combining of computer instruction and data, and computer instruction and data belonging to the read-only software on the hardware unit) or electronic system.Hardware can be simulation micro-computer circuit, digital micro-computer circuit, hybrid micro-computer circuit, microcomputer chip or silicon.Electronic system can be system single chip (system on chip, SOC), system in package (system in package, SiP), embedded computer (computer on module, COM) and communicator 20.
In sum, when between user side transmission one request message is with release and network terminal, linking, can interrupt executory minimum road test passback.Therefore, the present invention provides and avoids minimum road test to return interrupted method, can be implemented in user side and/or network terminal.According to the present invention, not only user side can discharge binding to reduce power consumption after the completion minimum road test returns, and network terminal also can be accomplished a plurality of minimum road test records of reception, with acquisition network terminal cloth is built and is carried out the required surveying record of optimization.
The above is merely the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and all equalizations of doing according to claims of the present invention change and modify, and all should belong to covering scope of the present invention.
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- One kind handle minimum road test (minimization of drive tests, MDT) method of passback is used for a wireless communication system one mobile device, this method includes:When this mobile device is carried out this minimum road test and is returned the network terminal to this wireless communication system, do not transmit a request message to this network terminal, wherein this request message is used for discharging one binding between this mobile device and this network terminal.
- 2. the method for claim 1 also includes:After accomplishing this minimum road test passback of execution, transmit and be somebody's turn to do the request message to this network terminal.
- 3. the method for claim 1; Wherein this request message is that a signal links release indication (Signalling Connection Release Indication; SCRI) message, it is defined in this third generation partner program 3GPP technical specification 25.311 (TS 25.331).
- 4. the method for claim 1, wherein this mobile device is carried out this minimum road test passback according to being defined in a recording minimum road test (logged MDT) program in this third generation partner program technical specification 37.320 (TS 37.320).
- One kind handle a plurality of minimum road tests (minimization of drive tests, the MDT) method of record are used for a network terminal of a wireless communication system, and this method includes:When this network terminal one mobile device from this wireless communication system receives should be a plurality of during minimum road tests record, do not respond and transmit one by this mobile device and ask message, wherein this request message is used for discharging one binding between this mobile device and this network terminal.
- 6. method as claimed in claim 5 also includes:After accomplishing these a plurality of minimum road tests records of reception, respond and be somebody's turn to do the request message to this mobile device.
- 7. method as claimed in claim 5; Wherein this request message is that a signal links release indication (Signalling Connection Release Indication; SCRI) message, it is defined in this third generation partner program 3GPP technical specification 25.311 (TS 25.331).
- 8. method as claimed in claim 5, wherein this network terminal receives this a plurality of minimum road test records according to being defined in a recording minimum road test (logged MDT) program in this third generation partner program technical specification 37.320 (TS 37.320).
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